Hot water delivery device for application to trucks, tractor-trailer vehicles and the like

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a hot water delivery device ( 20 ), for application to trucks, tractor-trailer vehicles and the like, including a water tank ( 1 ) which can be housed in a casing ( 10 ) rigid with the platform of the vehicle The main feature of the invention is that the device further comprises an electric power supplied boiler ( 6 ), having a size adapted to allow the boiler to be housed in said casing.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a hot water delivery device forapplication to trucks, tractor5 trailer vehicles and the like.

As is known, truck and tractor-trailer drivers usually drives theirvehicles through long distances in performing their producttransportation jobs.

Thus, it would be advantageously for the driver to have available hotwater for example for hand washing purposes, as required after servicingoperations to the vehicle or in parking places or the like.

The availability of hot water would be very advantageous, in particular,in winter and night periods.

In fact, frequently a truck driver, as one of the above mentioned eventsoccurs, cannot easily access hot water delivery stations on roads orhighways; moreover, prior trucks or tractor-trailers do not includeheating means for heating a possibly transported water amount.

Thus, as stated, it would be very advantageous to provide a hot waterdelivery device, to be easily applied to the above vehicles, and whichallows to overcome or greatly reduce the above mentioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the aim of the present invention is to provide such a hotwater delivery device allowing the drivers of the above mentionedvehicles to have available a suitable hot water amount for meeting allof their contingent requirements.

Within the scope of the above mentioned aim, a main object of thepresent invention is to provide such a hot water delivery device, forapplication to trucks and the like, which can be used even inparticularly rigid environmental conditions.

According to the present invention, the above mentioned aim and object,as well as yet other objects, which will become more apparenthereinafter, are achieved by a device for delivering hot water, forapplication to trucks, tractor-trailer vehicles and the like, accordingto claim 1.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, said heating meanscomprise a water boiler.

The boilers herein preferably used are electrically supplied, and have acomparatively small size, to be easily transported.

In particular, by way of a not limitative example, for a water tankholding 20 liters of water, it would be possible to use a boiler powersupplied at 24 V, and having an electric power of 400 Watts.

In order to adjust the delivered water temperature, according to theuser requirements, a mixing faucet is arranged between the water tankand boiler.

In said casing holding said device according to the invention, it isalso possible to provide an electric resistance, for preventing water insaid tank from freezing, in a case of a comparatively low outertemperature.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further characteristics and advantages of the present invention willbecome more apparent hereinafter from the following detailed disclosure,given by way of an illustrative but not limitative example, withreference to the accompanying drawings, where:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the hot water delivery device for applicationto trucks and the like, according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the device according to the invention; and

FIG. 3 is a further side view of the device according to the invention,in which is furthermore shown an anti-freezing electric resistance.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

In the following disclosure, reference will be made to a preferredembodiment of the invention, which is illustrated, by way of a notlimitative example of a lot of possible variations of the invention.

The hot water delivery device, for application to trucks and the likevehicles, according to the present invention, and which has beengenerally indicated by the reference number 20, can be housed inside acasing 10, rigid with the vehicle, and being preferably applied underthe vehicle platform.

In said casing 10, a tank 1 holding therein water to be heated andcontrollably supplied is arranged.

The water held in said water tank 1 is supplied from said water tank toa boiler 6, electrically power-supplied, by a submersed pump 2.

The boiler 6 is preferably provided with a thermostat or temperatureswitch 7 for adjusting the operating temperature thereof.

The water is supplied to a water delivery element 8, which can beactuated by the user, depending on the requirements.

The delivered water temperature can be adjusted by a water mixing faucet5, arranged between the water tank 1 and boiler 6, depending on the userrequirements.

The device according to the invention further comprises an electricresistance 3, for preventing water held in said water tank 1 fromfreezing.

In order to rationally arranging the electric wirings affecting thesubmersed pump 2, electric resistance 3 and boiler 6, a junction box 4for said electric connections, is also arranged in said casing 10.

Preferably, the device according to the invention comprises moreover asoap metering assembly 9, suitably arranged on the door 15, to be easilyaccessed by the user.

In particular, and by way of an indicative example, for a water tank 1holding therein 20 liters of water, it would be possible to use a boiler6 supplied at 24 V and having an electric power of 400 Watts.

However, it should be apparent that it would be also possible to use agas-fired boiler, alternately to an electrically powered boiler.

Thus, owing to the provision of the above disclosed device, the driverand possible passengers of a truck will have available a sufficient hotwater amount, for personal use, to meet any requirements.

In fact, for accessing the hot water delivery device, it will besufficient, upon stopping the vehicle, to open the door 15 of the casing10 and operate the mixing faucet 5 in order to deliver hot water havinga set desired temperature, said hot water being conveyed to the parts tobe washed by the hot water delivery assembly 8.

Moreover, it is also possible to easily use the soap as supplied by thesoap metering assembly 9.

In this connection it should be pointed out that the water tank 1 can beeasily water re-supplied in order to recover the water amount therein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hot water delivery device (20), for applicationto trucks, tractor-trailers and the like vehicles, including a watertank (1) holding herein water to be heated, water heating means (6) forheating water supplied from said water tank (1) by an electrically powersupplied submersed pump (2) held in said water tank (1), temperatureadjusting means (5) for adjusting a temperature of the delivered water,characterized in that said water tank (1), water heating means (6) andtemperature adjusting means (5) are arranged in a casing (10) rigidlycoupled with a platform of said vehicle, said casing (10) having anopenable door (15), that said temperature adjusting means (5) comprise amanually adjustable mixing faucet (5) arranged between said water tank(1) and water heating means (6) and accessible for an user through saiddoor (15) of said casing (10), that electric resistance means (3) aremoreover provided for preventing water in said water tank (1) fromfreezing, and that in said casing (1), a junction box (4) is moreoverincluded for providing an ordered electrical connection means for saidwater heating means (6), electric resistance means (3) and submersedpump (2).
 2. A hot water delivery device, according to claim 1,characterized in that said device comprises a soap metering assembly (9)coupled to said door (15) of said casing.
 3. A hot water deliverydevice, according to claim 1, characterized in that water heating meanscomprise an electric power supplied boiler.
 4. A hot water deliverydevice, for application to trucks, tractor-trailers and the likevehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that said deliveredwater temperature adjusting means comprise a mixing faucet, arrangedbetween said water tank and boiler.
 5. A hot water delivery device, forapplication to trucks, tractor-trailers and the like vehicles accordingto claim 1, characterized in that said water tank includes anelectrically power supplied submersed pump for delivery water to saidboiler.
 6. A hot water delivery device, for application to trucks,tractor-trailers and the like vehicles according to claim 1,characterized in that said device further comprises an electricresistance for preventing water in said water tank from freezing.
 7. Ahot water delivery device, for application to trucks, tractor-trailersand the like vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that saiddevice further comprises a soap metering assembly.